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• Houston officials release trash, recycling schedule for New Year's week - KPRC Click2Houston

  31-12-2018 23:57
  Houston officials release trash, recycling schedule for New Year's week  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - Houston leaders have released the waste collection schedule for the New Year's holiday. There will be no collection on Tuesday. If needed, some ...
  
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• Houston officials release trash, recycling schedule for New... - KPRC Click2Houston

  31-12-2018 23:57
  Houston officials release trash, recycling schedule for New...  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - Houston leaders have released the waste collection schedule for the New Year's holiday. There will be no collection on Tuesday. If needed, some ...
  
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• Mugshots: Dozens of Houstonians charged with murder in 2018 - Chron

  31-12-2018 23:49
  Mugshots: Dozens of Houstonians charged with murder in 2018  ChronHouston homicide detectives have been hard at work in 2018, locking up dozens of suspects accused of killing. A Chron.com analysis shows that close to 60 ...
  
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• Mugshots: Dozens of Houstonians charged with murder in 2018

  31-12-2018 23:49 via chron.com
  A Chron.com analysis shows that close to 60 people have been arrested for murder or capital murder since Jan. 1, 2018.
  
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• Sam Houston State men's basketball closes out 2018 with win - KAGSTV.com

  31-12-2018 23:40
  Sam Houston State men's basketball closes out 2018 with win  KAGSTV.comComing off a nine-day layoff since their last game, the Sam Houston State Bearkats closed out non-conference play on a high note on Monday with an 84-54 win ...
  
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• Nutall, Smith lead Sam Houston St. past Texas Lutheran 84-54 - FOXSports.com

  31-12-2018 23:26
  Nutall, Smith lead Sam Houston St. past Texas Lutheran 84-54  FOXSports.comZach Nutall scored 12 points and RJ Smith added 11 with seven rebounds to help Sam Houston State beat D-III Texas Lutheran 84-54.
  
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• 15 Houston neighborhoods with the most dead animal complaints to 311

  31-12-2018 23:23 via chron.com
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• Houston Mayor Urges Houstonians To Have A Safe 2019 Celebration - Houston, TX Patch

  31-12-2018 23:17
  Houston Mayor Urges Houstonians To Have A Safe 2019 Celebration  Houston, TX PatchMayor Turner Gives Safety Briefing To Houston - Houston, TX - Turner warns residents to not engage in celebratory gun fire and not to bring fireworks into the ...
  
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• What the Houston Texans need to do to beat Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts - KTRK-TV

  31-12-2018 23:10
  What the Houston Texans need to do to beat Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts  KTRK-TVAFC Wild Card Preview: Houston Texans versus Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
  
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• In Houston, a growing debate about flooding and sand mining - Marketplace.org

  31-12-2018 23:08
  In Houston, a growing debate about flooding and sand mining  Marketplace.orgSand is a key ingredient in concrete, so in Texas, where cities are growing and construction is booming, sand mining is good business. But there are concerns ...
  
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• In Houston, a growing debate about flooding and sand mining - Marketplace APM

  31-12-2018 23:08
  In Houston, a growing debate about flooding and sand mining  Marketplace APMSand is a key ingredient in concrete, so in Texas, where cities are growing and construction is booming, sand mining is good business. But there are concerns ...
  
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• Houston tops all metro areas with new construction jobs in 2018, report says - Chron

  31-12-2018 23:01
  Houston tops all metro areas with new construction jobs in 2018, report says  ChronIf you're looking for work, there are few better places to be now than Houston. The overall economy is up with an increasing population, a rising average income ...
  
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• Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the Houston... - The Athletic

  31-12-2018 23:00
  Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the Houston...  The AthleticHouston is one of the most appealing Group of 5 jobs but comes with high expectations after Major Applewhite lasted only two years.
  
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• NASA spacecraft successfully enters orbit of asteroid Bennu

  31-12-2018 22:55 via chron.com
  NASA scientists achieved a celestial first Monday afternoon when a spacecraft successfully entered the orbit of an asteroid situation between Earth and Mars.
  
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• Texans corner Johnathan Joseph 'trending' toward return Saturday - Chron

  31-12-2018 22:36
  Texans corner Johnathan Joseph 'trending' toward return Saturday  ChronOne of the most durable and toughest players in franchise history, Texans veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph rarely misses a game. He was held out of a win ...
  
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• Houston energy co. asks stockholders for more than 10 times additional authorized shares - Houston Business Journal

  31-12-2018 22:30
  Houston energy co. asks stockholders for more than 10 times additional authorized shares  Houston Business JournalHouston-based Camber Energy Inc. (NYSE: CEI), *fresh* out of a Christmas Eve reverse stock split, is asking shareholders for permission to bring its authorized ...
  
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• Houston Mans Crime Spree Ends In New Caney, Police Say - Conroe, TX Patch

  31-12-2018 22:25
  Houston Mans Crime Spree Ends In New Caney, Police Say  Conroe, TX PatchHouston Man Snatches His Last Purse - Conroe-Montgomery County, TX - Robert Cantrell, 48, is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on multiple felony ...
  
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• Texans award game ball to Cal McNair - Chron

  31-12-2018 22:14
  Texans award game ball to Cal McNair  ChronWhen the Texans won the AFC South division title, coach Bill O'Brien awarded the game ball to chairman and chief operating officer Cal McNair. The son of the ...
  
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• What's Next? Houston Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Share 2019 Industry Predictions for High Tech, Healthcare, Accounting, Real Estate, and Cybersecurity - Associated Press

  31-12-2018 22:07
  What's Next? Houston Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Share 2019 Industry Predictions for High Tech, Healthcare, Accounting, Real Estate, and Cybersecurity  Associated PressHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 31, 2018--Whether in technology or any other field, if you want to know what's coming, ask entrepreneurs, the people who ...
  
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• What's Next? Houston Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Share 2019 Industry Predictions for High Tech, Healthcare, Accounting, Real Estate, and Cybersecurity - Business Wire

  31-12-2018 22:01
  What's Next? Houston Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Share 2019 Industry Predictions for High Tech, Healthcare, Accounting, Real Estate, and Cybersecurity  Business WireHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whether in technology or any other field, if you want to know what's coming, ask entrepreneurs, the people who take big risks ...
  
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• Houston's famous pro athletes and their adorable dogs - Chron

  31-12-2018 21:52
  Houston's famous pro athletes and their adorable dogs  ChronAfter getting home from helping the Texans clinch the AFC South title, J.J. Watt posted a photo on Instagram with Houston Dash star and girlfriend Kealia Ohai ...
  
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• Houston's famous pro athletes and their adorable dogs - Houston Chronicle

  31-12-2018 21:36
  Houston's famous pro athletes and their adorable dogs  Houston Chronicle After getting home from helping the Texans clinch the AFC South title, J.J. Watt posted a photo on Instagram with Houston Dash star and girlfriend Kealia Ohai ...
  
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• Iconic Heights club closes after 42 years with rocking set of farewell shows - KTRK-TV

  31-12-2018 21:35
  Iconic Heights club closes after 42 years with rocking set of farewell shows  KTRK-TVAfter 42 years of live music in the Heights area, Fitzgerald's to close its doors after New Year's Eve party.
  
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• Oil set for first annual loss since 2015 after making sharp turn - Chron

  31-12-2018 21:32
  Oil set for first annual loss since 2015 after making sharp turn  ChronHigher oil prices, increased drilling activity, eye-popping merger and acquisition deals, record production, and one week as a net petroleum exporter. Then a 40 ...
  
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• Houston region numbers show road deaths decreasing - Chron.com

  31-12-2018 21:28
  Houston region numbers show road deaths decreasing  Chron.comThe reports aren't all in, but 2018 is shaping up to be a down year for deaths on roadways along Houston, Harris County and Texas. As reported today, the ...
  
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• Houston region numbers show road deaths decreasing

  31-12-2018 21:28 via chron.com
  Trend for 2018 shows lower deaths in Houston area means fewer for Texas
  
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• Icy New Year? TxDOT crews prepare for possible frigid weather in Houston area later this week - Chron

  31-12-2018 21:16
  Icy New Year? TxDOT crews prepare for possible frigid weather in Houston area later this week  ChronNow that Houston-area residents got the 70-degree Christmas out of the way, it's about time for a temperature dip as TxDOT crews prepare for possible ice on ...
  
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• Houston coaching rumors: Cougars, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen discussing vacancy - CBS Sports

  31-12-2018 21:15
  Houston coaching rumors: Cougars, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen discussing vacancy  CBS SportsHouston fired coach Major Applewhite over the weekend and have now set their sights on West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. Following a report from Pete ...
  
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• Houston tops all metro areas with new construction jobs in 2018, report says

  31-12-2018 20:55 via chron.com
  Houston saw an 11 percent increase in construction jobs from November 2017 to November 2018.
  
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• Sheldon ISD mourns 7-year-old shot outside Walmart

  31-12-2018 20:42 via chron.com
  A day after authorities identified the girl killed outside an eastern Harris County Walmart, the 7-year-old's school district mourned the loss and investigators kept looking for answers.
  
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• Photo of pickup truck key in finding 7-year-old girl’s killer, police say

  31-12-2018 20:42 via chron.com
  A blurry photo of a pickup truck taken moments before the pre-dawn slaying of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes near a Walmart in east Harris County is one of the few clues detectives hope will lead to her killer's capture.
  
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• Can The Eagles Beat The Bears? Can Houston Stop Andrew Luck? - FiveThirtyEight

  31-12-2018 19:56
  Can The Eagles Beat The Bears? Can Houston Stop Andrew Luck?  FiveThirtyEightsara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, assistant sports editor): The NFL's 2018 regular season is finally in the books. Before the playoffs get rolling, let's look back on an ...
  
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• Houston was slow for apartment rent growth in 2018 - Houston Business Journal

  31-12-2018 19:45
  Houston was slow for apartment rent growth in 2018  Houston Business JournalA new report found Houston had the fourth-slowest apartment rent growth among large cities in 2018. The nation's fourth-largest city saw rents grow 1.7 percent ...
  
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• Icy New Year? TxDOT crews prepare for possible frigid weather in Houston area later this week

  31-12-2018 19:26 via chron.com
  They are treating roads in Waller and Montgomery Counties.
  
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• The 8 biggest Lake Houston area stories to follow into 2019 - Chron

  31-12-2018 18:38
  The 8 biggest Lake Houston area stories to follow into 2019  ChronAs 2018 comes to a close, many of us take the opportunity to reflect on all the things that happened throughout the year and prepare for the biggest challenges ...
  
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• Houston gasoline prices drop to 2018's lowest level - Houston Chronicle

  31-12-2018 18:38
  Houston gasoline prices drop to 2018's lowest level  Houston Chronicle Houston drivers will welcome in the New Year with gasoline prices 29 cents lower than a year ago as prices at the pump fell to their lowest levels seen in 2018.
  
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• Houston officials cracking down on DWI, gunfire, fireworks on New Year's Eve - KPRC Click2Houston

  31-12-2018 18:31
  Houston officials cracking down on DWI, gunfire, fireworks on New Year's Eve  KPRC Click2HoustonOfficials in Houston said Monday they will not tolerate drunken driving, celebratory gunfire or the use of fireworks in the city on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Family sues over Harris County inmate who killed himself in jail during drug withdrawal

  31-12-2018 18:26 via chron.com
  The family of a man who killed himself during drug withdrawal in the Harris County jail last year has filed a lawsuit accusing the local lock-up of inadequate staffing, insufficient suicide prevention procedures, and sub-par medical care.
  
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• Houston police K9 injured during search for cell phone burglary suspects in north Houston - KTRK-TV

  31-12-2018 18:18
  Houston police K9 injured during search for cell phone burglary suspects in north Houston  KTRK-TVHouston police K9 injured after chase ends in crash in north Houston.
  
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• Woman wounded in drive-by shooting in Sunnyside - Chron

  31-12-2018 18:16
  Woman wounded in drive-by shooting in Sunnyside  ChronA dispute turned violent when a woman was wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday night in Sunnyside. Three men and a woman drove by and fired several ...
  
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• Houstonian wins $1M off Texas Lottery scratch off - Chron

  31-12-2018 18:16
  Houstonian wins $1M off Texas Lottery scratch off  ChronOne lucky Houstonian is now a millionaire after scratching their way into wealth earlier this week. The winner – whose identity was not released – bought the ...
  
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• Houstonian wins $1M off Texas Lottery scratch off

  31-12-2018 18:16 via chron.com
  Three $1 million prizes still remain.
  
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• Cougar Conclusions: Houston Defense Season Review - Underdog Dynasty

  31-12-2018 18:00
  Cougar Conclusions: Houston Defense Season Review  Underdog DynastyWe move on to Part 2, and maybe we should have started with the bad first and ended with the good. Oh well. Houston's offense was just about the only bright ...
  
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• Houston energy company's $503M IPO among biggest in U.S. in 2018 - Houston Business Journal

  31-12-2018 17:57
  Houston energy company's $503M IPO among biggest in U.S. in 2018  Houston Business JournalHouston saw less IPO action this past year than in 2017, but one of the Bayou City's 2018 initial public offerings was the largest in the state — and the U.S..
  
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• Fatal crash reported in northwest Houston - Chron

  31-12-2018 17:47
  Fatal crash reported in northwest Houston  ChronAt least one person is confirmed dead in a crash Monday morning in northwest Houston, police said. The Houston Police Department received reports of a fatal ...
  
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• County worker found dead in Buffalo Bayou identified as missing man - Chron

  31-12-2018 17:47
  County worker found dead in Buffalo Bayou identified as missing man  ChronA man who was found dead Thursday afternoon in Buffalo Bayou has been identified as a man who went missing after walking out of a Houston hotel two weeks ...
  
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• Inmate found dead in Houston police jail - Houston Chronicle

  31-12-2018 17:38
  Inmate found dead in Houston police jail  Houston Chronicle An inmate was found dead inside a southeast Houston lockup late Sunday, police said. Thomas Edward Loyd, 55, was in the Houston Police Department ...
  
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• Inmate found dead in Houston police jail - Chron

  31-12-2018 17:38
  Inmate found dead in Houston police jail  ChronAn inmate was found dead inside a southeast Houston lockup late Sunday, police said. Thomas Edward Loyd, 55, was in the Houston Police Department ...
  
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• Inmate found dead in Houston police jail

  31-12-2018 17:38 via chron.com
  A jailer conducting night-shift checks on prisoners found the man unresponsive around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
  
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• County worker found dead in Buffalo Bayou identified as missing man

  31-12-2018 17:20 via chron.com
  Chris Snellings, 52, was found at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at 900 North York, near the Sidney Sherman Bridge and East Loop, police said.
  
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